https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 07:27:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2644012 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:57:31 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2644012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went through this question before Italy and bought a peapod plus off of amazon. It could easily accommodate a 5 year old. It's super roomy, super light (2-3 lbs), and dd loved it! We are super fans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643974 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:58:20 +0000 twodoghouse 2643974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Blake's been in a toddler bed for about 6 weeks now, and he still sleeps in a pack n play when we travel. Alice just switched to a toddler bed last night and we will be away from home tomorrow night. I'm hoping she'll be fine with the pack n play, too. Otherwise I'm just going to put their PNP mattresses (we have additional 5" mattresses for them, not just the little thin ones that come with the pnp) on the floor and pray to the gods of sleep for some mercy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643973 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:52:46 +0000 MrsSRS 2643973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have a knock off Shrunk bed at Aldi this week for 30 bucks. We love ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643904 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:46:30 +0000 MenagerieMama 2643904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: we just bought this! I couldn't stomach the prices of the inflatables and she sleeps on a cot at daycare so I'm glad to know someone else uses it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643903 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:43:41 +0000 avivoca 2643903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Joovy cot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643902 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:42:32 +0000 bees_knees 2643902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use this : </p> <p>Regalo My Cot Portable Bed, Royal Blue <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H1MRJO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AqNeybKVQ742R" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H1MRJO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AqNeybKVQ742R</a></p> <p>Cheap, portable, functional. They also make one with a built in sleeping bag but we just use a blanket (borrowed from the destination) and bring his pillow from home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643855 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:01:34 +0000 lamariniere 2643855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: we did this recently. We had overnight guests and DD wasn't feeling well so we put her in our room in our Bjorn travel crib. She slept in it just fine for 2 nights despite the fact that she has been in her big girl bed/crib without rails since April. I personally wouldn't buy a new travel bed at this age, but I'm glad she willing went into the Bjorn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643650 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:33:16 +0000 caterw 2643650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD has a floor bed at home so she doesn't really like to sleep on a "big tall bed" unless she can be up against a wall. We get a cot for her or put a mattress on the ground when we travel. I'm kinda thinking that we will get her a sleeping bag with a pillow on it for Christmas so we can stick it in her suitcase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643569 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:33:03 +0000 gingerbebe 2643569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going back and forth on this issue for Christmas travel. MIL has one PNP at her house, but the baby needs one too. So I either need to drag one with us from CA or Sam will have to sleep on some alternate surface. There's a bed in the guest room but I'm not sure if he's ready for it or not. </p> <p>Someone I talked to highly recommended this bed:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Kidz-Travel-Hand-Pump/dp/B0085YGTGW" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Kidz-Travel-Hand-Pump/dp/B0085YGTGW</a></p> <p>It comes up the sides so its kinda contained, uses standard crib mattresses, etc. But it comes with a hand pump, with ANGTFD. We own one of these and use it for EVERYTHING and it folds flat for travel:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Bellows-Foot-Pump-11-5/dp/B001ANYRGE/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1477593131&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=intex+foot+pump" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Bellows-Foot-Pump-11-5/dp/B001ANYRGE/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1477593131&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=intex+foot+pump</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643555 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:28:19 +0000 brownepiano 2643555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: DS is 2.5 and has been in a regular bed for a year, but when we travel he's still been in a packnplay until just recently. We either do packnplays, bed, or mat in the floor. He doesn't seem to care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643543 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:21:23 +0000 nana87 2643543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: when we first tried putting lo in a bed, it was because she was tantrumming about using the travel crib. I actually think it's partly bc mil keeps her house FREEZING cold with a/c in the summer, and the bed had more blankets than the travel crib next to it, but lo was NOT into the bed. and at that stage, she was still sleeping in the crib at home too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643525 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:12:00 +0000 SweetiePie 2643525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry on phone so hard to reply to everyone. I guess what I'm wondering is...COULD I still do a pack n play? Or once they are in a bed (really it's his crib with a toddler rail) are they opposed to any type of confinement?<br /> Has anyone tried a PNP after switching to bed at home? Was there resistance?</p> <p>He's a super easy going sleeper otherwise. He doesn't care what he's sleeping in or where as long as its dark and there's a sound machine. Sleep has never been disrupted due to travel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643524 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:11:32 +0000 mediagirl 2643524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pack n Play until she couldn't fit anymore. Then a bed pushed up against a wall with me next to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643522 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:10:29 +0000 looch 2643522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A bed, if we were in a hotel, we'd get a room with two queen beds. If we were in a house, we'd need at least 3 sleeping spaces, so we sometimes have to use air mattresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643513 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:04:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 2643513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She has always slept in a regular bed since switching to her big girl bed at home. Once at my parents' house she slept on an old crib mattress on the floor which she really liked- and ironically was the second time ever she fell out of bed. </p> <p>It's harder if there aren't enough Beds though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643500 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:55:49 +0000 nana87 2643500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since about 24 months, lo just sleeps in a bed when we travel. We've only stayed with family or at air bnbs since then, but the beds are pretty low to the ground/she can climb in and out. She's only fallen out once out of about 3 weeks combined, and when she did she wasn't hurt, just startled, and was able to fall back asleep quickly after. We made sure to keep pillows around her after that!</p> <p>ETA seeing other replies, we might have to look into Shrunks! For thanksgiving we're going to be staying in my mom's 1-bedroom condo for 10 days and were trying to think of what to do for her bed...! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643491 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:49:59 +0000 KT326 2643491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He sleeps in a bed when we see family. For camping, we bought him a small cot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643488 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:48:57 +0000 Mrs D 2643488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cot...Joovy...works great </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643481 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:43:30 +0000 lamariniere 2643481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hotel bed or roll-away bed. We haven't bought anything and don't plan on buying anything for travel now that they are sleeping in regular beds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643478 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:42:16 +0000 PurplePeony 2643478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a Shrunks toddler bed and it's great. DD calls it her "balloon bed." It's a bit pricey but you can sometimes get a good deal on Amazon if you have time to watch for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-was-done-with-the-crib-what-did-they-sleep-in-for-travel#post-2643476 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:40:39 +0000 SweetiePie 2643476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Currently when we travel (whether to visit family or in a hotel) we use a pack n play or our Lotus travel crib.<br /> He's still in a crib now but there's a strong possibility he'll be in the converted toddler bed by Christmas when we will be traveling (for family and for our own vacations).<br /> Do they still sleep in a pack n play type thing when they're done with the crib? Or do I have to get one of those shrunks beds or something? </p>